Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
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5
4
!
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
17
1.7
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
615
475
416
416
363
363
314
314
1009
1689
2550
2977
2837
1776
1569
2175
1676
1430
1212
999
818
673
556
522
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:01PM1.78m
3:16AM1.65m
3:43PM1.79m
3:58AM1.65m
4:25PM1.80m
4:40AM1.65m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.37m
9:12PM0.43m
9:21AM0.36m
9:56PM0.42m
10:04AM0.35m
10:40PM0.41m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
8
10
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
17
1.7
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
510
424
416
416
363
363
314
314
1009
1689
2550
2977
2837
1776
1569
2175
1676
1430
1212
999
818
673
556
522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
S
9
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
S
19
1.1
S
19
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
615
475
329
313
221
206
108
101
320
227
373
366
343
1019
856
209
169
160
157
160
131
125
127
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
1
S
16
0.5
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
137
154
542
85
265
214
4
16
6
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
7
3
3
3
4
6
10
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
5
5
0
3
3
5
0
0
3
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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